Collection

In common usage, a collection is any group of items that has one or more properties in common, usually brought together for some specific purpose. See Collecting and Collectibles.

Related Topics:
Collecting - Collectible

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The term can also be used more specifically:

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• In mathematics, collection is not precisely defined, but can refer to various objects. Most often it refers to a set, class, family, or multiset.
• In museums and art galleries, the collection of objects in a particular field forms the core basis for the museum.
• In music, specifically diatonic set theory, a collection is similar to a tone row; see generated collection.
• In a church the collection is the money collected from the congregation during a service. The congregation normally place their donation into a collection plate or bag which is passed around and returned to the priest.
• Collection (Oxford Colleges) – college examinations in the University of Oxford.